John Szefc

Last updated
John Szefc
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Virginia Tech
Conference ACC
Record192–149
Biographical details
Bornc. 1967 (age 5657)
Goshen, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Drexel University (1989)
Playing career
1986–1987 Connecticut
1988–1989 Drexel
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1994Drexel (assistant)
1995 Sacred Heart (assistant)
1996–2002 Marist
2003–2008 Louisiana–Lafayette (assistant)
2009–2010 Kansas (assistant)
2011–2012 Kansas State (assistant)
2013–2017 Maryland
2018–present Virginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall580–404–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2x MAAC Conference Tournament (2000,2001)
  • NEC Regular season and Conference Tournament (1997)
  • MAAC Regular season and Conference Tournament (2002)
  • ACC Regular season (2022)
Awards

John Szefc is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as the head coach of the Virginia Tech baseball team. He has held that position since leaving the University of Maryland in June, 2017, where he had coached since the 2013 season. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Szefc played for two seasons for Connecticut before transferring to Drexel. He was an all-conference selection in 1989, his senior year. He graduated from Drexel in 1989. [2]

Coaching career

After completing his degree at Drexel, Szefc became an assistant coach at his alma mater. He remained for five seasons before moving to Sacred Heart for one season. In August 1995, he was hired as head coach at Marist. [3] He remained at Marist for seven seasons. In just his second season, the Red Foxes earned their first Northeast Conference championship, and Szefc was named NEC Coach of the Year. In addition to 1997, Marist appeared in the 2000, 2001, and 2002 NCAA tournaments. The Red Foxes were 41–14 in 2002, Szefc's final year with the team, and defeated Southwest Missouri State in the NCAA tournament. Five players from that team would be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. [2]

Szefc became an assistant coach at Louisiana–Lafayette, where he served as hitting coach and top assistant. The Ragin' Cajuns offense in his six seasons improved dramatically, with a 60-point jump in batting average over his first three seasons. The 2005 team set a school record for hits, and ranks second in school history in runs and runs batted in. Szefc also served as recruiting coordinator for ULL, and the team won a pair of Sun Belt Conference championships and appeared in the 2005 and 2007 NCAA tournaments. [2]

Following his time in Louisiana, Szefc moved to Kansas, where he also served as recruiting coordinator and hitting coach in the highly competitive Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks appeared in the Big 12 Conference baseball tournament both years Szefc served in Lawrence, and advanced to the Regional Final in 2009. [4] He then moved to Kansas State for the 2011 season, holding the same roles with the Wildcats while also adding the associate head coach title. Szefc's hitters again improved over previous seasons, ranking highly in KSU record books for offensive production. [5]

Szefc was named head coach at Maryland on July 18, 2012. He faced budget constraints in College Park due to financial issues in the Maryland athletic department, but moved from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten Conference.

On June 9, 2017, Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock named Szefc the Hokies new head coach. [1] [2] [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Marist Red Foxes (Northeast Conference)(1996–1997)
1996Marist 16–248–137th
1997Marist 32–1914–7T–1st NCAA Regional
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(1998–2002)
1998Marist 30–1718–82nd (North)
1999Marist 27–2314–123rd (North)
2000Marist 30–17–216–114th NCAA Regional
2001Marist 33–21–117–103rd NCAA Regional
2002Marist 41–1422–51st NCAA Regional
Marist:209–135–3109–66
Maryland Terrapins (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2013–2014)
2013 Maryland 30–2511–194th (Atlantic)
2014 Maryland 40–2315–142nd (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference)(2015–2017)
2015 Maryland 42–2414–10T–3rd NCAA Super Regional
2016 Maryland 30–2713–11T–6th
2017 Maryland 37–2115–95th NCAA Regional
Maryland:179–12068–63
Virginia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2018–present)
2018 Virginia Tech 21–338–227th (Coastal)
2019 Virginia Tech 26–279–216th (Coastal)
2020 Virginia Tech 11–51–2(Coastal)Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Virginia Tech 27–2516–207th (Coastal)
2022 Virginia Tech 45–1419–91st (Coastal) NCAA Super Regional
2023 Virginia Tech 30–2312–175th (Coastal)
2024 Virginia Tech 32–2214–165th (Coastal) ACC Tournament
Virginia Tech:192–14979–107
Total:580–404–3

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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